The European Commission has officially proposed this Sunday freeze one-third of the cohesion funds planned for HungaryAround 7,500m euros as a measure to protect the community budget amid fears that the Viktor Orban Government will use this aid. measures that undermine the rule of law.
This is what the College of Commissioners said at a press conference in Brussels by Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn.unanimously“An offer that will depend on what Twenty-Seven decides now.
Suspension of European aid in case of serious threats to the rule of law in EU countries; measure planned since last January In the conditionality mechanism included in the new rules on the management of the EU Budget.
Hahn said that when Brussels formally presented the proposal to the Council by 22 September, 27 had one month to decide, but in exceptional circumstances they could extend the deadline by two months and the Executive would request it. To provide space for the Hungarian Government to implement the reforms it has presented to remedy the situation.